Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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U.S. Abroad: Carli Lloyd suspended for three games
Carli Lloyd‘s red card for an elbow in the last minute of Manchester City’s 5-1 win over Yeovil Town earned her a suspension and will keep her out of three of her last four games in the Women’sSuper League One spring series. Lloyd’s red card for elbowing Annie Heatherson came on a corner kick came in […]
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U.S. Abroad: Lloyd scores at Wembley, Morgan injured
Five years after scoring both U.S. goals in the Olympic gold-medal game at Wembley Stadium, Carli Lloyd returned to the mecca of English soccer and won the English Women’s FA Cup withManchester City in front of a record crowd of 35,271 fans. Lloyd scored on a header for the third goal in a 4-1 win […]
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Lloyd role model for Manchester City teammates
Carli Lloyd, who signed on a short-term deal with Manchester City in February, will get a chance to win her first English title when Manchester City plays Birmingham City in Saturday’s Women’sFA Cup final. Manchester City’s England captain, Steph Houghton, says Lloyd has been a role model for her teammates. “Apart from ability, she brings […]
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What They're Saying: Carli Lloyd
“It’s important to come, it’s important to bring awareness to our game, to be there with the fans and it’s great. I’ve never been to the Middle East, I’ve neverbeen to Bahrain and it’s just another great experience.” — Carli Lloyd, who missed Manchester City’s rescheduled game on Tuesday at Bristol City to fly to […]
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U.S. Abroad: Lloyd's winner not enough in Women's UCL
Carli Lloyd scored the lone goal as Manchester City beat Lyon 1-0 in the second leg of their Women’s UEFA Champions League semifinal series before 19,214 fans at Parc OL but it was not enoughto overcome a 3-1 loss in the first leg. Alex Morgan came on in the second half for Lyon, which will […]
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U.S. Abroad: Morgan's Lyon too much Lloyd's Man City
The first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinals was billed as a battle between Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan, but neither American was a factor in defending champion Lyon’s3-1 win over Manchester City at City’s Academy Stadium. Man. City vs. Lyon: Highlights
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Alex Morgan vs. Carli Lloyd: the European battle
As Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan, longtime teammates on the U.S. national team, get set to square off in the semifinals of UEFA Women’s Champions League, it should be remembered that noAmerican has ever won the title since the tournament was adopted its current format for the 2009-10 season. That could change as Morgan plays […]
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What They're Saying: Carli Lloyd
“The MLS, for our men, has been growing and doing well, but the Premier League is kind of in a world of its own. So there is the structure which is already in place. There are loads of things Ican take back to our NWSL to help. There are certain standards and certain things that […]
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NWSL: Projected 2017 regular-season finishes
Off the field, the NWSL has seen a lot of change with the champion Western New York Flash moving to North Carolina, Commissioner Jeff Plush stepping down and the league finding a new mediapartner in Lifetime. But on the field, much has stayed the same. The Portland Thorns, the 2016 Shield winners, North Carolina Courage […]